Because Carter was a submariner with the U.S. Navy, a nuclear submarine was named the USS Jimmy Carter.

In 1976, Jimmy Carter was elected president over Gerald Ford, who’d replaced Richard Nixon.

Nicholas Sparks -- The Longest Ride

They marry on a chilly day in the spring of 1977, a few months after Jimmy Carter is sworn into office.

Khaled Hosseini -- And The Mountains Echoed

He loathed Jimmy Carter, whom he called a "big-toothed cretin."

Khaled Hosseini -- The Kite Runner

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In 1977, when President Jimmy Carter visited the Bronx, he said it looked like "a war zone."

Wes Moore -- The Other Wes Moore

He lampooned Jimmy Carter and Joe Biden, called for the resignation of Attorney General Edwin Meese, lambasted Bible-thumpers of the Christian right, urged vigilance against the Soviet threat, castigated the Japanese for hunting whales, and defended Jesse Jackson as a viable presidential candidate.

Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild

Under a coverline that read "The Test of Wills," a garish painting of a scowling Ayatollah Khomeini loomed like a banshee over an inset photograph of a defeated-looking Jimmy Carter.

Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin -- Three Cups of Tea

He lost to Jimmy Carter by a narrow margin in 1976.

John F. Kennedy -- Profiles in Courage

Well, I don’t like our president, Jimmy Carter.

Li Cunxin -- Mao’s Last Dancer

Many foreign observers, including Jimmy Carter, certified the results—67 percent of the vote for Aristide, and only 33 percent for the twelve other candidates.

Tracy Kidder -- Mountains Beyond Mountains

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Jimmy Carter came and brokered an unusual three-legged dog of a peace that spared the despots and absurdly married the U.S. military with the same soldiers who had been the instruments of torture and terror.

Rick Bragg -- All Over but the Shoutin’

Even by the late 1970s, Jimmy Carter’s Georgia accent did him no favors in Washington.

Robert MacNeil and William Crane -- Do You Speak American?

But the cumulative effect of those spots … it’s like watching Jimmy Carter saying, "I’ll never lie to you".’

Stephen King -- Cujo

Likewise, through his philanthropic efforts, Jimmy Carter has almost succeeded in wiping out guinea worm, an ancient parasite that has afflicted humans throughout recorded history.

Nicholas D. Kristof -- Half the Sky

Nugent soon recruited Jody Powell, President Jimmy Carter’s former press secretary, to help improve the company’s image and hired David M. Theno, a prominent food scientist, to prevent future outbreaks.